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The lawsuits allege sheriffs in Stephenson and Ogle counties unlawfully detained immigrants for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after minor traffic offenses.
Amid reports Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson will soon announce plans to retire, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday declined to speculate on who she might seek to succeed him as the city's top cop.
A parking lot expansion, hundreds of pounds worth of heavy lifting and extensive cleanup. Three Joliet Township Road District Employees submitted signed affidavits that they did the work, on the clock, with township-owned equipment.
Longtime northwest Indiana Congressman Pete Visclosky announced Wednesday he would not seek re-election in 2020, after 35 years in office.
According to CPS "the make-up days must be scheduled on days on which teachers and CTU staff would not otherwise be paid."
The Cook County Democratic Party executive committee voted unanimously to send letters to Arroyo and Burke, asking them to step down because they have been charged with federal crimes.
The Chicago Teachers Union said teachers will vote on the contract on Nov. 14 and 15.
Arroyo's resignation comes just hours before a special House investigative committee hearing had been scheduled to begin the process of possibly removing him from office.
The House of Representatives voted to approve the rules governing the next steps in the impeachment inquiry, ushering in a new phase of the investigation that poses the greatest threat to the Trump presidency to date.
The Chicago Teachers Union on Wednesday night said it had a tentative agreement, but will not be returning to work until Mayor Lori Lightfoot agrees to make up the 10 days they missed.
A former coworker is speaking out only to CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey, saying he reported Christopher Thomas' violent behavior to the Chicago Public Schools years ago, but nothing was done.
The House Transportation Committee has been investigating two Boeing crashes, which together killed 346 people, and is also scrutinizing the Federal Aviation Administration's procedures for certifying aircraft.
The Chicago Police Department's clearance rate in homicide cases has risen from 29% to 47% over the last three years, but still lags far behind other major cities.
The Chicago Teachers Union has called a meeting of its 800-member house of delegates for Wednesday evening, as negotiations continue on a deal to end the ongoing teachers' strike at Chicago Public Schools.
Former Chicagoan and Trump aide George Papadopoulos plans to run for a high-profile seat in Congress.
